VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3699

CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-10-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

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